"Look, she is sinking!" said Calhoun sharply. The woman's head had dropped forward, her chin was on her breast, and her hands became clenched.
"The doctor at once-bring in the nurse," said Calhoun. "She's dying."
An instant later, the nurse entered with Sheila, and in a short time the doctor came.
When later the doctor saw Lord Mallow alone he said: "She can't live more than two days."
"That's good for her in a way," answered the governor, and in reply to the doctor's question why, he said: "Because she'd be in prison."
"In prison—has she broken the law?"
"She is now under arrest, though she doesn't know it.
"What was her crime, your honour?"
"She killed a man."
"What man?"